Once again, protesters are demanding to know the identity of a Texas police officer who killed a Black man. Demonstrators used an unusual tactic to find out the name of the Arlington cop who shot O’Shae Terry on Sept. 1.

Activists unloaded a casket from a black SUV at a community gathering Tuesday night in Arlington that was attended by police officers, Fox4News.com reported.

“We’re approaching officers, respectfully asking them if they killed O’Shae Terry or if they have any information about the person who did,” said attorney Lee Merritt, who’s representing Terry’s family.

Hours after the Arlington police released a video of the shooting, the nation’s attention turned to the Sept. 6 fatal shooting of Botham Jean in his own home by off-duty Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger. For days, Dallas police refused to identify the now fired officer. Social media users were reportedly the first to reveal Guyger’s identity.

Lee Merritt and protesters carried a casket to Arlington Police’s national night out to protest the police shooting of O’Shae Terry. When I asked if this was the right time and place, he said, “This is a community event, and our community is still grieving.” @FOX4 at 9 & 10 pic.twitter.com/Jx6CTggZV6

Merritt, who’s also representing Jean’s family, dismissed a reporter’s question about whether the demonstration was appropriate. He said the gathering was the perfect place because the community continues to grieve Terry’s death. The attorney plans to file a civil suit against the police department and the officer.

The police footage of the shooting shows an officer talking with Terry and a passenger after a traffic stop, according to the Associated Press. After a backup officer appears on the scene, the first officer tells Terry that she smells marijuana in the vehicle and must do a search. The first officer returned to her patrol car.

Shortly after that, the windows of Terry’s SUV begin to roll up, and the backup officer orders Terry to stop. As the vehicle moves forward, the officer fired a total of five shots at the vehicle and killed 24-year-old Terry. The passenger survived.

Investigators found a gun, ecstasy pills and a pound of marijuana in the SUV a day after the shooting, according to the police.

“At no point did that car represent a danger to (the officer who shot Terry),” Merritt said, according to the AP. The officer was also unaware of the alleged weapon and drugs in the vehicle, he stated, adding that the cop who killed Terry should be criminally charged.

Meanwhile, the police declined again to name the officer over concerns about the cop’s safety, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Officials took away the officer’s gun and badge while an internal investigation is ongoing.

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Listen: Allison Jean calling in from St. Lucia: “I really thank you for continuing to stand with me. All I ask is that we recognize that the Lord is the one that takes vengeance. Whatever we do in seeking justice, we have to do it peacefully.” @CBSDFW#BothamJeanpic.twitter.com/xfpv8DFybK

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Despite rainy weather in Dallas, dozens of Christians have gathered on the county courthouse steps on what would have been Botham Jean’s 27th birthday. They plan to praise God and peacefully call for justice in Jean’s shooting death. #BothamShemJean#Justice4Bothampic.twitter.com/WvhchfbUVf

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Saturday would have been #BothamJean's 27th birthday. To mark Jean's birthday, a town hall was held at St. Paul United Methodist Church in #Dallas where community members had the chance to bring up their questions and concerns about his case and others. https://t.co/V4wRGixoBG

Powerful Images Of Activists Honoring Botham Jean On His Birthday

From a contentious town hall-style meeting in Dallas to a march on the island of St. Lucia, activists turned out in full force to honor the memory of Botham Jean and to demand justice for him on Saturday, which would have been his 27th birthday.
Jean’s life was cut short on Sept. 6 when an off-duty Dallas cop shot and killed the St. Lucia native, claiming that she mistook his apartment for her own.
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About 200 activists attended a forum at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Dallas for what was designed as a call to action, the Dallas Morning News reported.
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The meeting began with Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, phoning in from St. Lucia pleasantly thanking supporters for attending the forum and reaffirming her unwavering commitment to obtain justice for her son.
But the activists soon became angry when the panelists, including Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson, began taking questions from the audience. It reached a boiling point when the activists demanded to know why Johnson failed to charge ex-officer Amber Guyger with murder instead of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Meanwhile, on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Jean’s family and scores of supporters held a thanksgiving birthday march in his memory, according to the St. Lucia Times. The Justice for Botham Support Group organized the event, which included songs of praise and speeches.
Back in Dallas, supporters joined their voices in singing the worship hymn “Let it Rise” at exactly 10 a.m. on Saturday. It was the last song Jean sang at his church.
On Friday, the Justice For Botham Jean movement rallied at a petition delivery protest outside Johnson’s Dallas office. They gathered 170,000 signatures to demand that the prosecutor upgrade manslaughter charges against Guyger. They fear that the district attorney will go lightly on her.
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